LaMelo Ball hits 7 1st-half 3-pointers in return, Hornets beat Hawks 133-126

— LaMelo Ball hit seven first-half 3-pointers in his return from a right ankle injury, Charlotte had 18 in the opening 24 minutes to match the NBA and franchise records and the Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 on Thursday night.
Dec 18, 2025, 09:40 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--ATL
100%
--CHA

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brandon Miller makes 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot running jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
  • Trae Young misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Dyson Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Zaccharie Risacher makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)
  • Zaccharie Risacher makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jalen Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Trae Young assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Zaccharie Risacher misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Johnson misses driving layup
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 2-foot dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Miles Bridges misses two point shot
  • KJ Simpson makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Jalen Johnson makes 9-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Miles Bridges misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Moussa Diabate misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Mouhamed Gueye makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
  • Mouhamed Gueye misses 5-foot hook shot
  • KJ Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trae Young makes 3-foot running jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Vit Krejci misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 3-foot fade away jump shot (Trae Young assists)
  • Tidjane Salaun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Mouhamed Gueye makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Trae Young assists)
  • Vit Krejci makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)
  • Sion James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Trae Young makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes 2-foot running dunk (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes technical free throw
  • Onyeka Okongwu misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Moussa Diabate misses layup
  • Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists)
  • Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes tip shot
  • Tidjane Salaun makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot running dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
  • Dyson Daniels misses driving layup
  • Onyeka Okongwu misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Asa Newell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tidjane Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 5-foot fade away jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Johnson misses two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Sion James makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 15-foot fade away jump shot (Asa Newell assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jalen Johnson misses 2-foot two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot running jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Asa Newell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Trae Young misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trae Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zaccharie Risacher assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • Zaccharie Risacher misses two point shot
  • Zaccharie Risacher makes two point shot
  • Miles Bridges makes driving layup
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • KJ Simpson misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • KJ Simpson misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Onyeka Okongwu misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 3-foot two point shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Trae Young misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes driving layup
  • Brandon Miller makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jalen Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot running jump shot (Trae Young assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trae Young misses 33-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Johnson makes running layup (Trae Young assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Jalen Johnson misses layup
  • Miles Bridges makes 23-foot running jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zaccharie Risacher misses 19-foot jumper
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner misses alley oop layup
  • Trae Young makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Dyson Daniels misses two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Johnson makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Trae Young assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Dyson Daniels makes 2-foot dunk (Trae Young assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Onyeka Okongwu misses driving floating jump shot
  • Miles Bridges misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes driving layup (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel misses running layup
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Johnson makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Josh Green misses 22-foot fade away jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Tidjane Salaun misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • KJ Simpson misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • KJ Simpson makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Vit Krejci misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Jalen Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller makes driving layup (Tidjane Salaun assists)
  • Vit Krejci makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Vit Krejci makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes driving layup
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brandon Miller misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Onyeka Okongwu makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Luke Kennard makes 26-foot running jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dyson Daniels makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes 2-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 2-foot layup (Dyson Daniels assists)
  • Sion James misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Sion James misses driving layup
  • Jalen Johnson makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Johnson makes running layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jalen Johnson makes running layup
  • Kon Knueppel misses 46-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
  • Zaccharie Risacher misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Onyeka Okongwu misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Johnson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Miles Bridges misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Jalen Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 3-foot layup (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • Jalen Johnson makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Dyson Daniels makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Johnson assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jalen Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jalen Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Onyeka Okongwu assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Atlanta HawksHawksATL
(15-13)
(15-13, 10-7 Away)
-4.5
-110
-4.5
-110
o240.5
-110
-185
Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA
(9-18)
(9-18, 6-8 Home)
u231.5
-110
+4.5
-110
u240.5
-110
+154
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